The Fold’s Vision
The Fold is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC). Our vision is to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, the community and the planet.
The Fold Community Farm is certified organic by the Soil Association. The farm includes about 2 acres of field space and 2 polytunnels, which are managed using minimum tillage, green manures and crop rotation. We have glasshouse space where we raise the majority of our own plants. We also have a flock of around 38 organic, free-range hens. The farm sells to an on-site café, our veg box membership scheme, monthly markets and wholesales to some local restaurants and shops.
A Vehicle for Positive Change
Acting as a vehicle for positive change, The Fold community includes:
- The Natural Therapy Centre with a range of holistic treatments
- Real Food Café serving exceptional local, seasonal and organic food
- Our Community Farm growing healthy food in ecological ways for the Café and for people in the area through our veg share membership scheme
- Eight studio workshops for artists and makers
- Venue hire with gorgeous spaces for courses, events and festivals that support our vision of a more beautiful world.
A Supportive Space
Our intention is to provide a supportive space that helps and inspires us to make the changes we need to make in order to achieve sustainable, peaceful and fulfilling lives for ourselves and our society on this planet. We seek to create a culture of reverence for life – a culture in which we are guided by gratitude and care for our planet and the ecosystems that give us life.
Responsibility
We recognise that, as individuals, we need to take responsibility for the health of ourselves, of each other and that of the ecosystems we are a part of. We see the route to achieving this through connection with nature (both within and without), through the liberation of our innate creativity, through the support of a local economy and a redefinition of success.